Jonas 1

1 Pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Jonas, fis a Amitthaï a. Li te di:

Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

2 “Leve, ale Ninive, gran vil la, e kriye kont li, paske mechanste yo monte devan Mwen.”

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3 Men Jonas te leve al kacheTarsis pou kite prezans SENYÈ a. Konsa, li te desann Joppa, e li te jwenn yon bato ki t ap prale Tarsis. Li te peye frè a, e te desann ladann pou ale avèk yo Tarsis pou l envite prezans SENYÈ a.

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish, and paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

4 Men SENYÈ a te lanse yon gwo van sou lanmè a. Te gen yon gwo tanpèt sou lanmè a jiskaske bato a te prèt pou kraze nèt.

But Jehovah sent forth a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken in pieces.

5 Answit, ouvriye bato yo te vin pè e yo chak te kriye a pwòp dye pa yo. Yo te vide chaj ki te nan bato a nan lanmè a pou te fè l pi lejè. Men Jonas te ale anba nan fon bato a, epi kote li te kouche a, li te tonbe dòmi.

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the things that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down to the lower part of the ship, and he lay and was fast asleep.

6 Konsa, kapitèn bato a te pwoche li e te di: “Kòman fè w ap dòmi an? Leve rele dye pa ou a. Petèt dye ou a va fè pa nou pou nou pa peri.”

And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God! Perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7 Chak mesye yo te di a konparèy yo: “Vini, annou fè tiraj osò pou nou ka konprann sou kont kilès gwo malè sa a rive nou an.” Yo te fè tiraj osò a, e sò a te tonbe sou Jonas.

And they said one to another, come, and let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil is upon us! And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8 Konsa yo te di li: “Pale nou koulye a! Sou kont a kilès malè sa a rive nou an? Ki metye ou? Epi ki kote ou sòti? Ki peyi ou? Nan ki pèp ou sòti?”

Then said they to him, Tell us, we pray thee, on whose account this evil is upon us. What is thy business? And whence comest thou? What is thy country? And of what people art thou?

9 Li te di yo: “Mwen se yon Ebre, e mwen gen lakrent pou SENYÈ Bondye syèl la, ki te fè lanmè a ak tè sèch la.”

And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.

10 Pou sa a, mesye yo te vin pè anpil e yo te di li: “Kisa ou te fè la?” Paske mesye yo te deja konprann ke li t ap sove ale sòti kite prezans a SENYÈ a, akoz sa li te di yo.

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Wherefore hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

11 Konsa, yo te di l: “Kisa pou nou ta fè ou pou lanmè a vin kalm pou nou?” Paske lanmè a t ap vin pi move plis toujou.

Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

12 Li te di yo: “Leve mwen, jete m nan lanmè a. Konsa, lanmè va vin kalm pou nou; paske mwen konnen ke se akoz mwen menm ke gwo tanpèt sa a rive sou nou.”

And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; and the sea shall be calm to you. For I know that because of me this great tempest is upon you.

13 Sepandan, mesye yo te bouje zaviwon yo fò pou yo ta ka rive atè, men yo pa t kapab, paske lanmè te vin pi move kont yo.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

14 Pou sa a, yo te rele SENYÈ a e te di: “O SENYÈ, pa kite nou peri sou kont a nonm sila a, ni pa mete san inosan sou nou; paske Ou menm, O SENYÈ, Ou fè sa ki fè Ou plezi.”

And they cried to Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for the life of this man, and lay not upon us innocent blood! For thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

15 Konsa, yo te leve Jonas, yo te voye li nan lanmè a, e lanmè te vin sispann anraje.

And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

16 Epi mesye yo te vin krent SENYÈ a anpil. Yo te ofri yon sakrifis a SENYÈ a e te fè ve yo a Li menm.

Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.

17 Epi SENYÈ a te chwazi yon gwo pwason pou vale Jonas, e Jonas te nan vant pwason a pandan twa jou ak twa nwit.

Now Jehovah had appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.